The official White House guest list released September 24, 2026, for the state dinner honoring Xi Jinping confirmed attendance by leading AI and tech executives including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Apple’s Tim Cook, and Tesla/SpaceX’s Elon Musk. This drove near-certain market-implied odds above 98% on Polymarket, as traders priced in the strategic emphasis on artificial intelligence, large language models, and semiconductor supply chains amid US-China tensions. Competitive dynamics among AI labs and platform companies, plus the event’s focus on responsible AI governance, further solidified consensus around these figures while underscoring uncertainty for less central attendees.